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- the present invention relates to a high-purity copper-chromium alloy that is useful for forming semiconductor copper alloy wiring.
- the invention relates to a high-purity copper-chromium alloy sputtering target that allows formation of thin films having excellent uniformity.
- Copper wiring is generally formed by forming a diffusion barrier layer of, for example, Ta or TaN in wiring or a wiring groove and then forming a film of copper by sputtering. Copper having a high purity of 5N to 6N is usually produced from electrolytic copper having a purity of about 4N (excluding gas components) as a crude metal by a wet or dry purification process, and the purified copper is used as a sputtering target.
- copper is very effective for semiconductor wiring.
- copper itself is a very active metal and easily diffuses, and therefore causes a problem of contaminating a Si substrate or its periphery through the semiconductor Si substrate or the insulating film thereon.
- the problem cannot be sufficiently prevented by the conventional diffusion barrier layer of Ta or TaN only, and copper wiring materials themselves are also required to be improved.
- copper wiring materials copper alloys prepared by adding manganese (Mn) or chromium (Cr) to copper (Cu) and having a so-called self-diffusion suppression function (electromigration resistance) by self-forming a barrier layer through a reaction of Mn or Cr in the Cu alloys with oxygen in an insulating film have been proposed.
- Mn manganese
- Cr chromium
- the semiconductor copper alloy wiring is formed using a copper-chromium alloy or copper-manganese alloy sputtering target.
- the in-plane variation in film thickness or sheet resistance of the wiring layer which has not conventionally caused any problem, causes a problem of reducing the yield of chips (product) prepared from a wafer with progresses of miniaturization, density growth, and integration of semiconductor devices and with progresses of miniaturization and increase in number of wiring layers. Accordingly, there is a demand for a copper alloy sputtering target that can form a thick film (wiring) with less variation.
- the present invention is focused on, in particular, a high-purity copper-chromium alloy sputtering target.
- Known related technologies are shown below.
- Patent Document 1 describes a method of producing a low-oxygen high-density Cu/Cr sputtering target through: a stage of forming a powder mixture having a total oxygen content less than 900 ppm by mixing a Cu powder having a grain size controlled within a range of about 20 to 150 ⁇ m and a Cr powder having a grain size controlled within a range of about 20 to 150 ⁇ m; and a stage of compressing this powder mixture for at least about 1 hour such that the density is at least 90% of the theoretical density.
- Patent Document 1 does not have any description about the problems of Cr dispersibility and impurities.
- Patent Document 2 describes a Cu-based sputtering target for forming electrode films, a method of producing the target, and a Cu-based electrode film.
- a phase of a transition metal element e.g., Cr, Co, Mo, W, Fe, Nb, or V
- a Cu-10 at % Cr target is shown.
- Patent Document 2 does not have any description about the problems of Cr dispersibility and impurities.
- Patent Document 3 describes a method of producing a high-density sputtering target composed of a Cr—Cu alloy that is a compressed target material such that a bulk density is 30% to 50% of the theoretical value and that a ratio of the radius to the thickness is 5 or more. Patent Document 3, however, does not have any description about the problems of Cr dispersibility and impurities.
- Patent Document 4 describes a material for conductive wire produced from a copper alloy containing: Cu in an amount exceeding 90 at %; at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, lanthanide, Cr, Ti, Zr, Hf, and Si in a total amount of 0.5 to 10 at %; and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Ag, Au, Fe, and B in a total amount of 0 to 5 at %.
- Patent Document 4 does not have any description about the problems of Cr dispersibility and impurities.
- Patent Document 5 describes a copper sputtering target and a method of producing it.
- the copper sputtering target is composed of Cu and at least one alloy element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ag, Co, Cr, Ir, Fe, Mo, Ti, Pd, Ru, Ta, Sc, Hf, Zr, V, Nb, Y, and rare earth metals in a total amount of 0.001 to 10 wt %, and has a very small grain size and high electromigration resistance.
- Patent Document 5 does not have any description about the problem of Cr dispersibility.
- Patent Document 6 describes a sputtering target for forming semiconductor copper alloy wiring, which is a semiconductor element wiring material proposed by the present applicant and is composed of Mn in an amount of 0.05 to 5 wt %, at least one element selected from Sb, Zr, Ti, Cr, Ag, Au, Cd, In, and As in a total amount of 10 wt ppm or less, and the remainder being Cu.
- This is effective for enhancing the self-diffusion suppression function, but the purpose thereof is not a reduction in in-plane variation of the copper alloy thin film formed on a wafer.
- Patent Document 7 describes a copper alloy sputtering target, a method of producing it, and semiconductor device wiring.
- the copper alloy sputtering target contains Al in an amount of 0.01 to less than 0.5 wt %, Mn in an amount of 0.25 wt ppm or less, and at least one element selected from Sb, Zr, Ti, Cr, Ag, Au, Cd, In, and As in a total amount of 1.0 wt ppm or less.
- Patent Document 7 does not have any description about the problem of Cr dispersibility.
- Patent Document 8 describes a copper alloy sputtering target and semiconductor device wiring.
- the copper alloy sputtering target contains Al in an amount of 0.5 to 4.0 wt %, Si in an amount of 0.5 wt % or less or Sn in an amount of 0.5 to 4.0 wt %, Mn in an amount of 0.5 wt ppm or less, and at least one element selected from Sb, Zr, Ti, Cr, Ag, Au, Cd, In, and As in a total amount of 1.0 wt ppm or less.
- Patent Document 8 does not have any description about the problem of Cr dispersibility.
- Patent Document 8 discloses a technology relating to semiconductor device wiring using a copper-chromium alloy, but there is no recognition about problems of chromium contained in the alloy. This point is common to all Patent Documents mentioned above.
- Patent Document 1 JP 2001-073127 A
- Patent Document 2 JP H11-50242 A
- Patent Document 3 JP 4435386 B
- Patent Document 4 JP 2008-506040 A
- Patent Document 5 JP 2010-502841 A
- Patent Document 6 JP 2006-73863 A
- Patent Document 7 International Publication No. WO2004/083482
- Patent Document 8 JP 2009-114539 A
- the present invention provides a high-purity copper-chromium alloy sputtering target useful for forming semiconductor copper alloy wiring having a self-diffusion suppression function, being capable of effectively preventing the periphery of the wiring from becoming contaminated by diffusion of active Cu, and having excellent, for example, electromigration (EM) resistance and corrosion resistance.
- EM electromigration
- the present invention provides:
- the precipitated Cr grains to be counted shall mean the grains each having a Cr content of 70% or more and a grain size of 1 to 20 ⁇ m; 2) the high-purity copper-chromium alloy sputtering target according to 1), wherein the contents of Na and K are each 5 wt ppm or less and the contents of Fe, Al, and Mg are each 1 wt ppm or less; 3) the high-purity copper-chromium alloy sputtering target according to 1) or 2), wherein the contents of S and Cl are each 1 wt ppm or less; 4)
- the high-purity copper-chromium alloy sputtering target of the present invention can form a thin film having excellent uniformity in the thickness by adding an appropriate amount of a Cr element to copper and reducing the in-plane variation (segregation) of Cr of the sputtering target.
- the sputtering target has a self-diffusion suppression function and has excellent effects of effectively preventing the periphery of the wiring from being contaminated by diffusion of active Cu and of enhancing, for example, electromigration (EM) resistance and corrosion resistance.
- EM electromigration
- FIG. 1 is a drawing explaining the principle of counting the number of precipitated Cr grains.
- FIG. 2 is a chart showing a typical process of producing a high-purity copper-chromium alloy target.
- FIG. 3 includes photographs of the surface structures of targets in Examples and Comparative Examples.
- FIG. 4 includes drawings showing machining surfaces of targets in Examples and Comparative Examples.
- the content of Cr in a high-purity copper-chromium alloy is desirably 0.1 wt % or more and 10 wt % or less.
- a content of Cr less than 0.1 wt % reduces the self-diffusion suppression function, whereas a content of Cr exceeding Cr 10 wt % increases the resistance and thereby disadvantageously reduces the performance in terms of semiconductor copper alloy wiring.
- a copper alloy containing 0.1 to 5 wt % of Cr is further preferred.
- one of major specific characteristics of the high-purity copper-chromium alloy sputtering target of the present invention is that when the number of precipitated Cr grains in a 100 ⁇ m square area is counted at different five areas randomly selected on the surface of the target, the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers of counted precipitated Cr grains is less than 40. This is resulted from a significant reduction in segregation of Cr in the target.
- FIG. 1 shows a drawing explaining the principle of counting precipitated Cr grains.
- the precipitated Cr grain to be counted refers to the grain having a Cr content of 70% or more and having a grain size of 1 to 20 ⁇ m. Some of precipitated Cr grains are formed as grains bound to surrounding Cu or oxygen. Among grains including such grains, the grains that cause a problem of segregation of Cr are those having a Cr content of 70% or more.
- a grain having a size of less than 1 ⁇ m does not cause a problem of segregation of Cr in the target.
- a grain having a size exceeding 20 ⁇ m directly causes segregation, and a target containing such grains is not included in the present invention. Accordingly, in the present invention, the form of the grains is as described above.
- the contents of Na and K each being 5 wt ppm or less and the contents of U and Th each being 1 wt ppb or less are effective for preventing the peripheral materials (e.g., barrier material and base) of wiring from being contaminated when the wiring is formed and for preventing the device performance from being decreased.
- the contents of Fe, Al, and Mg each being 1 wt ppm or less, the contents of S and Cl each being 1 wt ppm or less, and the contents of C and O each being 10 wt ppm or less are effective for reducing the electrical resistance of a film formed by sputtering.
- the present invention encompasses such cases.
- the in-plane variation (CV value) of the Vickers hardness on the target surface is desirably 15% or less, but which is an additional factor in the present invention.
- the CV value is calculated by the expression: [(standard deviation)/(mean value)] ⁇ 100(%).
- the in-plane variation of the Vickers hardness on the target surface exceeds 15%, changes in film-forming rate and sputtering rate of Cr increase, which are undesirable in many cases. Accordingly, the in-plane variation of the Vickers hardness should be controlled to 15% or less. Incidentally, the mean value of the Vickers hardness is 60 to 95 Hv.
- the sputtering target of the present invention can contain one or more elements selected from B, P, Mn, Ni, Sb, and As in a content of 0.1 wt ppm or more and 10 wt ppm or less. These additional elements enhance the uniformity of a crystal structure. A content of less than 0.1 wt ppm does not show the effect by addition, whereas a content exceeding 10 wt ppm disadvantageously increases the electrical resistance of a film formed by sputtering. Consequently, the amount of the additional elements is within the range mentioned above.
- high-purity copper having a purity of 6N or more and chromium, an additive element, having a purity of 5N or more are molten in a carbon crucible.
- high-purity copper having a purity of 6N or more is molten in a carbon crucible in advance, and chromium having a purity of 5N or more is then added thereto so as to give a desired component composition.
- FIG. 2 shows a typical process of the production.
- the thus-prepared alloy is cast to give a high-purity copper-chromium alloy ingot containing 0.1 to 10 wt % of Cr. Subsequently, this copper-chromium alloy ingot is hot-forged at a predetermined forging ratio, followed by rolling at a predetermined rolling reduction to give a rolled sheet.
- the rolled sheet is further heat-treated at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined period of time and is then bonded to a backing plate, followed by finishing processing.
- a sputtering target assembly is produced from the high-purity copper-chromium alloy.
- Example 1 35 kg of high-purity copper (Cu) having a purity of 6N was melted (melting temperature: 1100° C. or more) in a carbon crucible under a high vacuum atmosphere. High-purity chromium (Cr) having a purity of 5N was prepared and was charged into the molten copper. The amount of Cr was adjusted to 0.27 wt %.
- the molten copper-chromium alloy prepared by charging and melting of the Cr was cast in a water-cooled copper mold under a high vacuum atmosphere to give an ingot (diameter: 174 mm, thickness: 113 mm).
- the surface layer of the produced ingot was removed, followed by forging (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) to give an ingot having a diameter of 262 mm and a thickness of 50 mm.
- the ingot was then hot-rolled (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) to give a thickness of 12 mm.
- the ingot was heat-treated (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) and was then water-cooled to give a target material.
- the target material was machined into a target having a diameter of 330 mm and a thickness of 7 mm.
- Table 1 shows the Cr composition, heat treatment temperature, cooling condition, and other data.
- the heat treatment temperature shown in Table 1 refers to the temperature of heat treatment after the hot rolling
- the cooling condition refers to the condition for cooling to room temperature after the completion of the heat treatment at a predetermined holding temperature for a predetermined time after the hot-rolling.
- the air-cooling in Table 1 means cooling in the air, and the water-cooling means cooling with water at ordinary temperature.
- a reasonable temperature range of about 0° C. to 35° C. is intended. However, even if the temperature is out of this range, since there is a large difference between water-cooling and air-cooling, such temperature does not cause any problem.
- the numbers of precipitated Cr grains in the target of Example 1 were counted by the procedure shown in FIG. 1 .
- the result is shown in Table 1.
- Table 1 the variation in the number of precipitated Cr grains (difference between the largest and the smallest numbers) was 2.
- a photograph of the structure of the target surface is shown in FIG. 3 , and a polished surface of the target is shown in FIG. 4 . It can be observed that the number of Cr grains on the target surface is small.
- the photograph of the appearance of the surface shows that no “unevenness” due to segregation of Cr was caused on the processing surface to give satisfactory results.
- the film quality of a thin film formed by sputtering was evaluated by forming a thin film with a thickness of 600 nm by sputtering the target of Example 1 on a 300-mm monocrystalline silicon wafer covered with silicon oxide under sputtering conditions shown below and measuring the number of particles (maximum number) and the sheet resistance levels of the resulting thin film to calculate the uniformity in film thickness.
- the result is also shown in Table 1.
- the uniformity was determined by measuring the sheet resistance levels at randomly selected 49 points of the thin film formed on the wafer and calculating from the mean value and the standard deviation by the expression: [(standard deviation of sheet resistance levels at 49 points)/(mean value of the sheet resistance levels at 49 points) ⁇ 100(%)].
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- Atmospheric gas composition Ar
- Example 1 As shown in Table 1, in Example 1, the number of particles was 28 (maximum number), and the thickness uniformity (film resistance distribution) of the thin film formed using the target was 4.1%. The satisfactory thickness uniformity was obtained even if the sputtering was continued for a long time.
- the evaluation of particles was performed by forming a film on a wafer by sputtering the target and counting the number of particles having a size of 0.2 ⁇ m or more on the wafer with Surfscan manufactured by KLA-Tencor Corporation.
- Example 2 The analytical data of the target in Example 1 is shown in Table 2. As obvious from Table 2, it was confirmed that the amount of impurities was small and that a high-purity copper-chromium alloy target was given.
- Example 2 Li ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 B 0.007 0.01 0.005 0.008 0.09 0.008 F ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 Na ⁇ 0.01 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 Mg 0.11 1.2 0.2 0.8 0.5 1.6 Al 0.02 0.09 0.03 0.04 0.01 0.03 Si 0.22 1.1 0.31 0.74 0.9 1.4 P 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.05 0.04 0.02 S 0.087 0.34 0.053 0.09 0.04 0.15 Cl 0.03 0.1 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.05 K ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 Ca ⁇ 0.01 0.02 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 ⁇ 0.01 Ca ⁇ 0.01 0.02 ⁇
- Example 2 As in Example 1, 35 kg of high-purity copper (Cu) having a purity of 6N was melted (melting temperature: 1100° C. or more) in a carbon crucible under a high vacuum atmosphere. High-purity chromium (Cr) having a purity of 5N was prepared and was charged into the molten copper. The amount of Cr was adjusted to 10 wt %.
- Cu high-purity copper
- Cr high-purity chromium
- the molten copper-chromium alloy prepared by charging and melting of the Cr was cast in a water-cooled copper mold under a high vacuum atmosphere to give an ingot (diameter: 174 mm, thickness: 113 mm).
- the surface layer of the produced ingot was removed, followed by forging (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) to give an ingot having a diameter of 262 mm and a thickness of 50 mm.
- the ingot was then hot-rolled (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) to give a thickness of 12 mm.
- the ingot was heat-treated (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) and was then water-cooled to give a target material.
- the target material was machined into a target having a diameter of 330 mm and a thickness of 7 mm.
- the Cr composition, heat treatment temperature, cooling condition, and other data are shown in Table 1.
- the numbers of precipitated Cr grains in the target of Example 2 were counted by the procedure shown in FIG. 1 .
- the result is also shown in Table 1.
- Table 1 the variation in the number of precipitated Cr grains (difference between the highest number and the lowest number) was 27.
- a photograph of the structure of the target surface is shown in FIG. 3 , and a polished surface of the target is shown in FIG. 4 . It can be observed that the number of Cr grains on the target surface is larger than that in Example 1, but is significantly smaller than those in Comparative Examples shown below.
- the photograph of the appearance of the surface shows that no “unevenness” due to segregation of Cr was caused on the processing surface to give satisfactory results.
- the film quality of a thin film formed by sputtering was evaluated by forming a thin film with a thickness of 600 nm by sputtering the target of Example 2 on a 300-mm monocrystalline silicon wafer covered with silicon oxide under the same sputtering conditions as in Example 1 and measuring the number of particles (maximum number) and the sheet resistance levels of the resulting thin film to calculate the uniformity in film thickness.
- the result is also shown in Table 1.
- the uniformity was determined by measuring the sheet resistance levels at randomly selected 49 points of the thin film formed on the wafer and calculating from the mean value and the standard deviation by the expression: [(standard deviation of sheet resistance levels at 49 points)/(mean value of the sheet resistance levels at 49 points) ⁇ 100(%)].
- Example 2 As shown in Table 1, in Example 2, the number of particles was 41 (maximum number), and the thickness uniformity (film resistance distribution) of the thin film formed using the target was 3.6%. The satisfactory thickness uniformity was obtained even if the sputtering was continued for a long time.
- Example 2 The analytical data of the target in Example 2 is shown in Table 2. As obvious from Table 2, it was confirmed that the amount of impurities was small and that a high-purity copper-chromium alloy target was given.
- Example 3 As in Example 1, 35 kg of high-purity copper (Cu) having a purity of 6N was melted (melting temperature: 1100° C. or more) in a carbon crucible under a high vacuum atmosphere. High-purity chromium (Cr) having a purity of 5N was prepared and was charged into the molten copper. The amount of Cr was adjusted to 0.1 wt %.
- the molten copper-chromium alloy prepared by charging and melting of the Cr was cast in a water-cooled copper mold under a high vacuum atmosphere to give an ingot (diameter: 174 mm, thickness: 113 mm).
- the surface layer of the produced ingot was removed, followed by forging (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) to give an ingot having a diameter of 262 mm and a thickness of 50 mm.
- the ingot was then hot-rolled (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) to give a thickness of 12 mm.
- the ingot was heat-treated (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) and was then water-cooled to give a target material.
- the target material was machined into a target having a diameter of 330 mm and a thickness of 7 mm.
- the Cr composition, heat treatment temperature, cooling condition, and other data are shown in Table 1.
- the numbers of precipitated Cr grains in the target of Example 3 were counted by the procedure shown in FIG. 1 .
- the result is also shown in Table 1.
- Table 1 the variation in the number of precipitated Cr grains (difference between the largest and the smallest numbers) was 7.
- a photograph of the structure of the target surface is shown in FIG. 3 , and a polished surface of the target is shown in FIG. 4 . It can be observed that the number of Cr grains on the target surface is slightly larger than that in Example 1, but is significantly smaller than those in Comparative Examples shown below.
- the photograph of the appearance of the surface shows that no “unevenness” due to segregation of Cr was caused on the processing surface to give satisfactory results.
- the film quality of a thin film formed by sputtering was evaluated by forming a thin film with a thickness of 600 nm by sputtering the target of Example 3 on a 300-mm monocrystalline silicon wafer covered with silicon oxide under the same sputtering conditions as in Example 1 and measuring the number of particles (maximum number) and the sheet resistance levels of the resulting thin film to calculate the uniformity in film thickness.
- the result is also shown in Table 1.
- the uniformity was determined by measuring the sheet resistance levels at randomly selected 49 points of the thin film formed on the wafer and calculating from the mean value and the standard deviation by the expression: [(standard deviation of sheet resistance levels at 49 points)/(mean value of the sheet resistance levels at 49 points) ⁇ 100(%)].
- Example 3 As shown in Table 1, in Example 3, the number of particles was 26 (maximum number), and the thickness uniformity (film resistance distribution) of the thin film formed using the target was 3.4%. The satisfactory thickness uniformity was obtained even if the sputtering was continued for a long time.
- Example 3 The analytical data of the target in Example 3 is shown in Table 2. As obvious from Table 2, it was confirmed that the amount of impurities was small and that a high-purity copper-chromium alloy target was given.
- Example 4 As in Example 1, 35 kg of high-purity copper (Cu) having a purity of 6N was melted (melting temperature: 1100° C. or more) in a carbon crucible under a high vacuum atmosphere. High-purity chromium (Cr) having a purity of 5N was prepared and was charged into the molten copper. The amount of Cr was adjusted to 5.0 wt %.
- the molten copper-chromium alloy prepared by charging and melting of the Cr was cast in a water-cooled copper mold under a high vacuum atmosphere to give an ingot (diameter: 174 mm, thickness: 113 mm).
- the surface layer of the produced ingot was removed, followed by forging (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) to give an ingot having a diameter of 262 mm and a thickness of 50 mm.
- the ingot was then hot-rolled (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) to give a thickness of 12 mm.
- the ingot was heat-treated (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) and was then water-cooled to give a target material.
- the target material was machined into a target having a diameter of 330 mm and a thickness of 7 mm.
- the Cr composition, heat treatment temperature, cooling condition, and other data are shown in Table 1.
- the numbers of precipitated Cr grains in the target of Example 4 were counted by the procedure shown in FIG. 1 .
- the result is also shown in Table 1.
- Table 1 the variation in the number of precipitated Cr grains (difference between the largest and the smallest numbers) was 16.
- a photograph of the structure of the target surface is shown in FIG. 3 , and a polished surface of the target is shown in FIG. 4 . It can be observed that the number of Cr grains on the target surface is slightly larger than that in Example 1, but is significantly smaller than those in Comparative Examples shown below.
- the photograph of the appearance of the surface shows that no “unevenness” due to segregation of Cr was caused on the processing surface to give satisfactory results.
- the film quality of a thin film formed by sputtering was evaluated by forming a thin film with a thickness of 600 nm by sputtering the target of Example 4 on a 300-mm monocrystalline silicon wafer covered with silicon oxide under the same sputtering conditions as in Example 1 and measuring the number of particles (maximum number) and the sheet resistance levels of the resulting thin film to calculate the uniformity in film thickness.
- the result is also shown in Table 1.
- the uniformity was determined by measuring the sheet resistance levels at randomly selected 49 points of the thin film formed on the wafer and calculating from the mean value and the standard deviation by the expression: [(standard deviation of sheet resistance levels at 49 points)/(mean value of the sheet resistance levels at 49 points) ⁇ 100(%)].
- Example 4 As shown in Table 1, in Example 4, the number of particles was 34 (maximum number), and the thickness uniformity (film resistance distribution) of the thin film formed using the target was 3.7%. The satisfactory thickness uniformity was obtained even if the sputtering was continued for a long time.
- Example 4 The analytical data of the target in Example 4 is shown in Table 2. As obvious from Table 2, it was confirmed that the amount of impurities was small and that a high-purity copper-chromium alloy target was given.
- Comparative Example 1 As in Example 1, 35 kg of high-purity copper (Cu) having a purity of 6N was melted (melting temperature: 1100° C. or more) in a carbon crucible under a high vacuum atmosphere. High-purity chromium (Cr) having a purity of 5N was prepared and was charged into the molten copper. The amount of Cr was adjusted to 0.9 wt %, which is an amount of Cr within the range of the present invention.
- the molten copper-chromium alloy prepared by charging and melting of the Cr was cast in a water-cooled copper mold under a high vacuum atmosphere to give an ingot (diameter: 174 mm, thickness: 113 mm).
- the surface layer of the produced ingot was removed, followed by forging (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) to give an ingot having a diameter of 262 mm and a thickness of 50 mm.
- the ingot was then hot-rolled (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) to give a thickness of 12 mm.
- the ingot was heat-treated (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) and was then water-cooled to give a target material.
- the target material was machined into a target having a diameter of 330 mm and a thickness of 7 mm.
- the Cr composition, heat treatment temperature, cooling condition, and other data are shown in Table 1. In Comparative Example 1, air-cooling was employed.
- the number of precipitated Cr grains in the target of Comparative Example 1 was counted by the procedure shown in FIG. 1 .
- the result is also shown in Table 1.
- Table 1 the variation in the number of precipitated Cr grains (difference between the largest and the smallest numbers) was increased to 60.
- a photograph of the structure of the target surface is shown in FIG. 3 , and a polished surface of the target is shown in FIG. 4 . It can be observed that the number of Cr grains on the target surface significantly increased compared to those in Examples.
- the photograph of the appearance of the surface shows that “unevenness” due to segregation of Cr was caused on the processing surface. Thus, both results were poor.
- the film quality of a thin film formed by sputtering was evaluated by forming a thin film with a thickness of 600 nm by sputtering the target of Comparative Example 1 on a 300-mm monocrystalline silicon wafer covered with silicon oxide under the same sputtering conditions as in Example 1 and measuring the number of particles (maximum number) and the sheet resistance levels of the resulting thin film to calculate the uniformity in film thickness.
- the result is also shown in Table 1.
- the uniformity was determined by measuring the sheet resistance levels at randomly selected 49 points of the thin film formed on the wafer and calculating from the mean value and the standard deviation by the expression: [(standard deviation of sheet resistance levels at 49 points)/(mean value of the sheet resistance levels at 49 points) ⁇ 100(%)].
- Comparative Example 2 As in Example 1, 35 kg of high-purity copper (Cu) having a purity of 6N was melted (melting temperature: 1100° C. or more) in a carbon crucible under a high vacuum atmosphere. High-purity chromium (Cr) having a purity of 5N was prepared and was charged into the molten copper. The amount of Cr was adjusted to 12 wt %, which is an amount of Cr out of the range of the present invention.
- the molten copper-chromium alloy prepared by charging and melting of the Cr was cast in a water-cooled copper mold under a high vacuum atmosphere to give an ingot (diameter: 174 mm, thickness: 113 mm).
- the surface layer of the produced ingot was removed, followed by forging (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) to give an ingot having a diameter of 262 mm and a thickness of 50 mm.
- the ingot was then hot-rolled (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) to give a thickness of 12 mm.
- the ingot was heat-treated (temperature: 800° C. to 900° C.) and was then water-cooled to give a target material.
- the target material was machined into a target having a diameter of 330 mm and a thickness of 7 mm.
- the Cr composition, heat treatment temperature, cooling condition, and other data are shown in Table 1. In Comparative Example 2, air-cooling was employed.
- the number of precipitated Cr grains in the target of Comparative Example 2 was counted by the procedure shown in FIG. 1 .
- the result is also shown in Table 1.
- Table 1 the variation in the number of precipitated Cr grains (difference between the largest and the smallest numbers) was increased to 53.
- a photograph of the structure of the target surface is shown in FIG. 3 , and a polished surface of the target is shown in FIG. 4 . It can be observed that the number of Cr grains on the target surface significantly increased compared to those in Examples.
- the photograph of the appearance of the surface shows that “unevenness” due to segregation of Cr was caused on the processing surface. Thus, both results were poor.
- the film quality of a thin film formed by sputtering was evaluated by forming a thin film with a thickness of 600 nm by sputtering the target of Comparative Example 2 on a 300-mm monocrystalline silicon wafer covered with silicon oxide under the same sputtering conditions as in Example 1 and measuring the number of particles (maximum number) and the sheet resistance levels of the resulting thin film to calculate the uniformity in film thickness.
- the result is also shown in Table 1.
- the uniformity was determined by measuring the sheet resistance levels at randomly selected 49 points of the thin film formed on the wafer and calculating from the mean value and the standard deviation by the expression: [(standard deviation of sheet resistance levels at 49 points)/(mean value of the sheet resistance levels at 49 points) ⁇ 100(%)].
- the present invention provides a high-purity copper-chromium alloy sputtering target and improves the quality of a film formed by sputtering by adding an appropriate amount of a Cr element to copper and reducing the in-plane Cr variation of the sputtering target.
- the invention has excellent effects of improving the yield and the reliability of semiconductor products, which have been progressing in miniaturization and integration.
- the invention is useful for forming semiconductor copper-chromium alloy wiring having a self-diffusion suppression function, being capable of to effectively preventing the periphery of the wiring from becoming contaminated by diffusion of active Cu, and having excellent, for example, electromigration (EM) resistance and corrosion resistance.
- EM electromigration
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2) the high-purity copper-chromium alloy sputtering target according to 1), wherein the contents of Na and K are each 5 wt ppm or less and the contents of Fe, Al, and Mg are each 1 wt ppm or less;
3) the high-purity copper-chromium alloy sputtering target according to 1) or 2), wherein the contents of S and Cl are each 1 wt ppm or less;
4) the high-purity copper-chromium alloy sputtering target according to any one of 1) to 3), wherein the contents of C and O are each 10 wt ppm or less; and
5) the high-purity copper-chromium alloy sputtering target according to any one of 1) to 4), wherein the contents of U and Th are each 1 wt ppb or less.
TABLE 1 | |||||||
Variation in | Film | ||||||
number of | resistance | ||||||
precipitated | distribution | ||||||
Heat | Cr grains | Particles | (maximum | ||||
Cr | treatment | Cooling | [(largest number) − | (maximum | uniformity | ||
composition | temperature | condition | (smallest number)] | number) | value) | ||
Example 1 | 0.27 wt % | 800~900° C. | water-cooling | 2 | 28 | 4.1% |
Example 2 | 10 wt % | 800~900° C. | water-cooling | 27 | 41 | 3.6% |
Example 3 | 0.1 wt % | 800~900° C. | water-cooling | 7 | 26 | 3.4% |
Example 4 | 5.0 wt % | 800~900° C. | water-cooling | 16 | 34 | 3.7% |
Comparative | 0.9 wt % | 800~900° C. | air-cooling | 60 | 152 | 9.2% |
Example 1 | ||||||
Comparative | 12 wt % | 800~900° C. | air-cooling | 53 | 113 | 8.3% |
Example 2 | ||||||
TABLE 2 | |||||||
Comparative | Comparative | ||||||
Example 1 | Example 2 | Example 3 | Example 4 | Example 1 | Example 2 | ||
Li | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Be | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
B | 0.007 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.008 | 0.09 | 0.008 |
F | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Na | <0.01 | 0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Mg | 0.11 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
Al | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Si | 0.22 | 1.1 | 0.31 | 0.74 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
P | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
S | 0.087 | 0.34 | 0.053 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.15 |
Cl | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
K | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Ca | <0.01 | 0.02 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.01 |
Sc | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 |
Ti | 0.002 | 0.01 | 0.004 | 0.005 | 0.003 | 0.003 |
V | 0.014 | 0.25 | 0.032 | 0.099 | 0.05 | 0.4 |
Cr | Matrix | Matrix | Matrix | Matrix | Matrix | Matrix |
Mn | 0.033 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.028 |
Fe | 0.38 | 0.95 | 0.28 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0..51 |
Co | 0.017 | 0.04 | 0.042 | 0.033 | 0.032 | 0.054 |
Ni | 0.064 | 0.07 | 0.032 | 0.051 | 0.042 | 0.053 |
Cu | Matrix | Matrix | Matrix | Matrix | Matrix | Matrix |
Zn | <0.01 | 0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
Ga | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Ge | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
As | 0.065 | 0.01 | 0.043 | 0.076 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
Zr | 0.021 | 0.06 | 0.034 | 0.045 | 0.015 | 0.03 |
Nb | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Mo | <0.005 | 0.08 | <0.005 | <0.005 | <0.005 | <0.005 |
Pd | <0.5 | <0.5 | <0.5 | <0.5 | <0.5 | <0.5 |
Ag | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 0.19 | 0.1 |
Cd | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
In | <0.005 | <0.005 | <0.005 | <0.005 | <0.005 | <0.005 |
Sn | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Sb | 0.4 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
Ta | <5 | <5 | <5 | <5 | <5 | <5 |
W | <0.005 | 0.02 | <0.005 | <0.005 | <0.005 | 0.01 |
Pb | 0.007 | 0.1 | 0.006 | 0.007 | 0.005 | 0.08 |
Bi | <0.001 | 0.009 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Th | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
U | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
H | <10 | <10 | <10 | <10 | <10 | <10 |
C | <10 | <10 | <10 | <10 | <10 | <10 |
N | <10 | <10 | <10 | <10 | <10 | <10 |
O | <10 | 10 | <10 | <10 | <10 | <10 |
Cr ratio | 0.27 wt % | 10 wt % | 0.1 wt % | 5.0 wt % | 0.9 wt % | 12.0 wt % |
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